A Bower in the Arsacides

           Hitherto,indescriptivelytreatingoftheSpermWhale,Ihavechieflydweltuponthemarvelsofhisouteraspect;orseparatelyandindetailuponsomefewinteriorstructuralfeatures.Buttoalargeandthoroughsweepingcomprehensionofhim,itbehoovesmenowtounbuttonhimstillfurther,anduntaggingthepointsofhishose,unbucklinghisgarters,andcastingloosethehooksandtheeyesofthejointsofhisinnermostbones,sethimbeforeyouinhisultimatum;thatistosay,inhisunconditionalskeleton.

           Buthownow,Ishmael?Howisit,thatyou,amereoarsmaninthefishery,pretendtoknowaughtaboutthesubterraneanpartsofthewhale?DideruditeStubb,mounteduponyourcapstan,deliverlecturesontheanatomyoftheCetacea;andbyhelpofthewindlass,holdupaspecimenribforexhibition?Explainthyself,Ishmael.Canyoulandafull-grownwhaleonyourdeckforexamination,asacookdishesaroast-pig?Surelynot.Averitablewitnesshaveyouhithertobeen,Ishmael;buthaveacarehowyouseizetheprivilegeofJonahalone;theprivilegeofdiscoursinguponthejoistsandbeams;therafters,ridge-pole,sleepers,andunder-pinnings,makinguptheframe-workofleviathan;andbelikeofthetallow-vats,dairy-rooms,butteries,andcheeseriesinhisbowels.

           Iconfess,thatsinceJonah,fewwhalemenhavepenetratedveryfarbeneaththeskinoftheadultwhale;nevertheless,Ihavebeenblessedwithanopportunitytodissecthiminminiature.

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